Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain

Spain: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain, 1992–2016

00.10.20.31992200420161992: 0.176 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.221 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.241 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.226 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.221 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.206 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.186 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.155 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.138 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.104 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.113 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.113 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.155 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.125 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.118 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.106 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.116 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.184 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.206 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.219 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.275 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.288 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.276 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.252 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.235 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 98.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

Spain ranks 11th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% +25.5%
1994 0.2% +9.1%
1995 0.2% -6.2%
1996 0.2% -2.4%
1997 0.2% -6.6%
1998 0.2% -9.7%
1999 0.2% -17.0%
2000 0.1% -10.8%
2001 0.1% -24.7%
2002 0.1% +8.4%
2003 0.1% +0.8%
2004 0.2% +36.6%
2005 0.1% -19.3%
2006 0.1% -5.5%
2007 0.1% -10.7%
2008 0.1% +9.7%
2009 0.2% +58.9%
2010 0.2% +12.0%
2011 0.2% +6.4%
2012 0.3% +25.4%
2013 0.3% +4.7%
2014 0.3% -4.1%
2015 0.3% -8.8%
2016 0.2% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Spain rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Spain ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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